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Opinion 92-54
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Banking Transactions … LAW, §60.10: A prospective appointee to fill a vacancy in the office of town supervisor who is an officer and stockholder of a bank would have a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-54Opinion 91-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … - curtailing powers of city board of estimate) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures (increase in items by city council … Vol. 1, Statutes, §97; see also Block v Sprague , 285 NY 69; People v Tremaine , 281 NY 1; Pryor v City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9Opinion 91-53
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Compensation (additional … town board members are assigned additional duties in their capacities as board members, the board may fix their … salary fixed, however, may not exceed the amount set forth in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget unless a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 91-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by town for a … companies) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b; TOWN LAW, §184: In addition to ambulance service provided as part of a fire … of an additional level or type of ambulance service in the town and may specify the circumstances under which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 88-33
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … In 1961, when the subdivision was being constructed, it was determined that it was impractical to install the laterals to serve two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 92-57
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER RENTS -- Interest and Penalties (by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Opinion 92-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services … as creditor of planning board chairman) -- Interest in Contract (contracts of creditors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … the board's consulting engineer has a prohibited interest in the engineer's contracts with the town if the loan is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 2000-8
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … health commissioner as partner with a member of a not-for-profit corporation providing home health care services to … in the official record of the board's proceedings. Based on the foregoing, since the real estate partnership presently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Opinion 2000-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … unit, receives a 4% pay increase, and other officers in the bargaining unit receive a 4% increase plus an … increase pursuant to General Municipal Law §207-m. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the entitlement to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Opinion 91-26
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … recuse himself or herself from any discussions and votes on matters relating to the contract. A public library may … held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on occasion, have negated certain actions which, although not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 91-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (to … cost of such a contract would be financed by the county in the same manner as other operation and maintenance costs incurred by the district. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the authority of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 2002-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … that, absent dredging, the channel will continue to fill in with rock and sediment, impeding boat traffic by rendering … to expend monies from taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made to dredge waterways …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to … to elected officials; Whether the policy can be changed in a manner which would reduce benefits available to (a) … protection guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first question regarding the town's policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Opinion 89-49
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees … fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on the value of the subject matter of the proceeding. Since, … 2402 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCPA) based on the value of unadministered estate assets when a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Annual Financial Report
… in the Applications Resources section of this webpage. You may also contact our office at 1-866-321-8503, option 4. … Summary of Annual Financial Reporting Changes [.pdf] If you have any questions regarding the new Annual Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportVendor File Advisory No. 2
… the vendor add process: The only allowable punctuation is the hyphen (-) and the ampersand (&). Do not use periods, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/2-regarding-consistency-adding-vendor-informationThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… a mixture of capital letters, numbers, and symbols, and change passwords frequently. Check bank or credit statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftDiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges
… ten consecutive years. However, too many residents remain in poverty, unemployment is particularly high among the … less than half the citywide share (37 percent). Reported crime declined by 75 percent between 1990 and 2017, with an … in the number of reported murders. Nonetheless, the crime rate exceeds the citywide average and there was an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challengesCost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… a water or sewer district, consider setting aside money in a capital or repair reserve fund to be used for future … for a specific intended purpose can smooth out spikes in both expenditures and revenues. Saving for future capital … written policy that explains why money is being set aside in a reserve. It should also document the reserve’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOpinion 93-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16